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In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades, there was an expansion of federal, state, and local laws and rulings to protect transgender Americans; however, many rights remain unprotected, and some rights are being eroded, with significant federal restrictions since 2025.
Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020), is a landmark [1] United States Supreme Court civil rights decision in which the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because of sexuality or gender identity.
The case revolves around protections relating to public and private employees from being discriminated upon because of sex and whether this applies to gender identity for transgender persons. [5] In May 2020, before the Supreme Court had issued a decision, Stephens entered hospice care, as her long-term kidney disease had become untreatable. [10]
The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by three current and former state employees against the Florida Departme Federal judge rules that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state ...
In March 2020, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act", also known as House Bill 500. This legislation, the first of its kind in the United States, prohibits trans women athletes from competing in female-only sports. [71] In April 2020, the ACLU and the Legal Voice filed a lawsuit, Hecox v.
Petrey pointed to the 2020 rule that restricted trans people from being baptized. That rule only banned baptism for trans people if they had begun transition-related medical treatment.
Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), is a landmark [1] United States Supreme Court civil rights case which ruled that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employees could not be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender ...